Biography
Zach Avery (born Zachary Joseph Horwitz; December 5, 1986) is an American convicted felon and former actor. In 2021, he pleaded guilty to securities fraud for his role in defrauding investors of $227 million through a Ponzi scheme he ran for years to fund his lifestyle and, as a result, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022.
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Gateway
2021
as Mike
A social worker assigned to the care of the daughter of a single mother intervenes when the dad returns from prison and lures them into a life of crim...

The Devil Below
2021
as Jaime
A group of four amateur adventurers who specialize in exploring remote and forsaken places pay a visit to Shookum Hills, a town in the remote Appalach...

Last Moment of Clarity
2020
as Sam Pivnic
After his girlfriend Georgia is murdered by European mobsters, Sam flees to Paris to hide out. Years later, he sees a woman in a Hollywood film who he...

You're Not Alone
2020
as Mark
After the premature death of her estranged husband, Emma (Winter) regains custody of their young daughter Isla (Jones) and hopes to rebuild their rela...

Minamata
2020
Producer
War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.

Trespassers
2019
as James
Two dysfunctional couples rent a modern luxury desert home for the weekend hoping to sort out their messed-up lives. Just as they are about to settle ...

Farming
2018
as Martin Fellows
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in th...

The White Crow
2018
as Michael Jones
The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ...

Curvature
2017
as Alex
Helen tries to cope with the recent death of her husband, a scientist who killed himself right when he was on the verge of successfully completing the...

The Laughing Man
2016
as Laughing Man
The Laughing Man references Scott Snyder’s “Death of the Family” Batman comic and takes place in a psychiatric facility where a new, unidentified arri...

Fury
2014
as SS Medic (uncredited)
In the last months of World War II, as the Allies make their final push in the European theatre, a battle-hardened U.S. Army sergeant named 'Wardaddy'...
Shifter
2014
as Striker
Los Angeles - 2023. James Striker is on the verge of bringing down the oppressive government that has crushed all freedom in the United States. But be...
Feign
2012
as Demon 3
Cole awakens in a dangerous alternate reality populated with strange and terrifying creatures. Confused and weary, he must find his way back before it...

Game Time
2011
as Rich Hanger
With a fresh start, trying to escape an abusive past, Vance and his mother have just moved to a new city. Searching for a way to support his family wh...